diff --git a/tests/test_bandpass_flow.py b/tests/test_bandpass_flow.py
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index cfb7e7b3..00000000
--- a/tests/test_bandpass_flow.py
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-"""Basic tests for the prefect bandpass flow"""
-
-# this pirate made a promise that if there is a typo and an error
-# then a test will be made to not let it happen. Penaalty is walking
-# the plank
-
-from flint.prefect.flows.bandpass_pipeline import get_parser
-
-
-def test_parser():
-    parser = get_parser()
-
-    args = parser.parse_args(
-        """/51998
-        --calibrate-container /scratch3/gal16b/containers/calibrate.sif
-        --flagger-container /scratch3/gal16b/containers/aoflagger.sif
-        --cluster-config /scratch3/gal16b/bp_test/petrichor.yaml
-        --split-path $(pwd)
-        --smooth-window-size 8
-        --smooth-polynomial-order 3
-    """.split()
-    )
-
-    assert args.smooth_polynomial_order == 3
-    assert args.smooth_window_size == 8
-    assert isinstance(args.smooth_window_size, int)
-    assert isinstance(args.smooth_polynomial_order, int)